Project Portfolio Management: A View From The Management Trenches

11.7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE

The Project Management Office (PMO) is a functional unit that is assigned various responsibilities related to the coordination and management of those programs/projects under its domain. The PMO is also responsible for reporting on the metrics associated with all projects. The scope of the projects PMO tracks is usually dependent on where the PMO reports. The PMO could be within IT, a business unit, or at the enterprise level. There could be multiple PMOs across the organization with a dotted-line relationship to an enterprise PMO. No matter where the PMO resides, a core function of the PMO is to facilitate the process to provide timely, accurate, and credible project information to leadership so they can make informed decisions in a timely manner.